In the United States we have watched the long term decimation of the manufacturing sector and a transition to a "service" economy. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Globalization and Speculation Coming Home to Roost] Reference
I mean, it was... interesting, I suppose, but it smacked of imposing our own modern notions of "decimation" onto a Roman practice. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
The St. Petersburg Times reported an absolute "decimation" of the game fish population with recent record-breaking cold temperatures. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Sanibel Island: Frigid Florida Waters Decimating Fish and Turtles] Reference
The "decimation" which the MP for Copeland refers to exists only in his overactive imagination. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Whiteside's Blog] Reference
Hueso argued today that a revenue increase is needed to prevent the further "decimation" of city services, especially public safety. From Wordnik.com. [San Diego News] Reference
Evil only understands one answer - total decimation. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
We're not worried about a decimation of our work force. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2007] Reference
Humanity faces decimation, extinction, or transformation. From Wordnik.com. [From liberation to transformation] Reference
And it is leading to the decimation of sharks around the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
Are we seeing the decimation of terror's ranks -- or title inflation?. From Wordnik.com. [Terror: Everyone's a Mastermind] Reference
Carcaterra writes not about the loss of innocence, but the decimation of it. From Wordnik.com. [Walking Wounded] Reference
But country-wide the civil war has also led to a continuous decimation of the people. From Wordnik.com. [Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo] Reference
Facing near decimation, the Soviet military is determined to retain the ability to rearm. From Wordnik.com. [All Unhappy On The Eastern Front] Reference
But the fruit of Indulgence was debate, dissension, distraction, division, and decimation. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Covenanters] Reference
So perhaps decimation had stiffened the backbones of Crassus's men a bit-but could it last?. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Yet, dreadful as the tales of decimation were, they remained stories of a distant disaster. From Wordnik.com. [Shaman's Crossing]
The video also reveals the partial decimation of bin Laden's inner circle over the past five years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2006] Reference
Yet wasn't it just like big, lumbering Crassus to believe decimation could cure his army's ailments?. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
GREENE: These cuts are terrible because it's just going to mean a decimation of services to victims. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2003] Reference
Nothing could stiffen the backbones of men so cowardly that they had earned the punishment of decimation. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Coupled with I hope Labours deserved decimation at the GE the dynamics in Scotland will change once again. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
Khoisan, it amounted to virtual decimation - was one consistent project and systematic practice of racism. From Wordnik.com. [Editorial] Reference
Scientists beginning to get an idea of what might be responsible for the decimation of the bee population. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2007] Reference
But it never mentions that this was a non-union mine or the decimation of the UMWA by profit hungry employers. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Am Pro-Union and Pro-Teacher] Reference
In 100 days, Hutu mobs slaughtered more than 800,000 Tutsis, one tenth of the population, a literal decimation. From Wordnik.com. [Africa’s New Path] Reference
The cause of this decimation is unspecified — volcanic activity, contagious viruses, nuclear war, a meteorite?. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready for The Road] Reference
Habitat destruction and introduced mammals have led to the loss of many species and the decimation of even more. From Wordnik.com. [Chatham Island temperate forests] Reference
The result, as the authors point out, is the continued decimation of the poor in countries denied the use of DDT. From Wordnik.com. [Required Reading for Greens and Bubble Heads] Reference
Another report noted total destruction of the Park's hippotamus population and decimation of buffalo and antelopes. From Wordnik.com. [Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo] Reference
With the decimation of several wildlife populations, any continued poaching poses significant threat to many species. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian coastal flooded savanna] Reference
What's worse is that now we don't have anything else to plug the leaks with, short of complete decimation of local aid. From Wordnik.com. [Going Broke in Albany, Part 3: Why We're Still Screwed] Reference
Not one man who had witnessed the first decimation in long years was left untouched by it; on most its effect was profound. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
They had many character deficits and made many mistakes - some were egregious errors, resulting in the decimation of others. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Schimmelman: Thank You, Senator Kennedy] Reference
Inevitably the conditions of poverty and underdevelopment produce the debilitation and the decimation of our people through poor health. From Wordnik.com. [Address on the Occasion of Year 90 of the African National Congress] Reference
It's a short message informing her that the item she is about to purchase contains compounds that are linked to the decimation of coral reefs. From Wordnik.com. [The Change Leadership That Sustainability Demands] Reference
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